Massachusetts getting snow help from N.Y.; but more coming

ALBANY, N.Y. - Massachusetts is getting some help from a neighbor.

New York state is sending dozens of front-end loaders and dump trucks to help Massachusetts dig out from record snowfalls that dropped several feet of snow.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the equipment left New York Wednesday morning for Worcester, Massachusetts, and a staging area outside Boston.

The governor says New York received a request for help from the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency.

New York's contribution includes 66 personnel, 18 front-end loaders, 19 dump trucks, 17 tractor-trailers and several other vehicles. The crews are expected to be in Massachusetts for about a week.

Cuomo says that "neighbors help neighbors" and notes that Massachusetts has sent similar assistance to New York state in the past.

But the bad weather has seeped its way into government as well.

The head of the Boston-area public transportation system is stepping down after complaints about her decision to suspend rail service following a snowstorm.

The resignation of Massachusetts Bay Transportation Agency General Manager Beverly Scott came Wednesday. The agency has come under fire for its on-again, off-again service problems during recent snowstorms, including the decision to suspend its subway and rail service on Monday night through Tuesday.

In a letter to the chairman of the state transportation board, Scott said she'll be leaving her post April 11.

Scott didn't give a specific reason for her departure. She says she will focus attention during the next two months on restoring normalcy to the aging system.

The governor on Monday called the performance of the T "unacceptable."

Meanwhile, although Massachusetts is getting rid of its snow in another state, that doesn't mean there isn't more in store. First some moderate snow is expected on Thursday, which is expected to fall during the evening hours. Then a new storm, a "Canadian Clipper," is expected to drive in this weekend, aiming largely at the eastern side of the state, CBS Boston reports.

By the end of the weekend, the state will have had more snow in three weeks than it's had in two years. Temperatures have been below average for a stunning 17 straight days. Snow has fallen on 14 of those 17 days, totaling 77.4 inches in Boston.